In Quotes: Eastside Stories
by chimatli
Ralph’s Market, Five Points-Lincoln Heights circa 1920’s
From the Los Angeles Times, September 16, 1919:
STATION RENAMED
Old East Side Police Quarters Now “Lincoln Heights”
The name of the East Side Police Station is to become a matter of ancient history. Henceforth this place is to be known on all official records as the Lincoln Heights Police Station. The Police Commission yesterday complied with the request of improvement associations in Lincoln Heights and officially changed the name.
In 1917 a section of East Los Angeles was renamed “Lincoln Heights.” As endearing as the new name was to become, it was still common for residents to refer to their neighborhood as “The East Side.” To this day, when older Angelenos talk about the Lincoln Heights, they’ll often say “You know, The Eastside.”
Another remnant of the name “Eastside” was the “Eastside Brewery” (near my old neighborhood “East Side Clover”), which then became Pabst/Eastside Brewery, then Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewery, and now a residence for artist’s called “The Brewery” whose artist residents don’t want to be considered part of Lincoln Hts but a separate local called “The Brewery”.
Weird Times we live in, wish I could still toast these elitist’s at “The Brewery” with a cold long neck of “Eastside Beer”, it was really good stuff, and cheap too.
Don Quixote, I love your reminisces! Please keep them coming! By the way, Joe from Frieden’s really liked your comment regarding the store. He was surprised someone remembered the x-ray shoe sizer.